Oduduwa | Photographer: Dietrich Graf
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Oduduwa
King Eresoyen introduced the annual Oduduwa ritual, in which seven dancers with helmet masks performed. The name commemorates the king of Ife, who sent his son Oranmiyan to Benin, who is considered the founder of the dynasty that still reigns today. The reference to the founder of the dynasty was intended to strengthen the legitimisation of the kingdom, which had regained strength after the crisis of the 17th century. The proboscis hands protruding from the corners of the mouth point to the special spiritual power of the king.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Mask (Mask)
Dimensions
Gewicht: 4,1 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 32,7 x 20,5 x 22 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 32,7 x 20,5 x 22 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 8060
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Former Possessors
Description
Commissioned from the Igun Eronmwon brass foundry guild in the Kingdom of Benin in the 18th or 19th century; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession between Feb. 1897 and 1898; acquired by the Museum of Ethnology from William D. Webster, 1898.
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